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sweet-and-sour

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Cooking, Tastes
ˌsweet-and-ˈsour adjective [only before noun]  DFCCTa sweet-and-sour dish in Chinese cooking has both sweet and sour tastes together 〔中国菜〕甜酸的,糖醋的 sweet-and-sour pork 糖醋里脊
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sweet-and-sourDo you know how many calories are in Mr Singh's curry or Mr Wong's sweet-and-sour?
cooking Chinese has both sweet-and-sour in Corpus dish a


sweet-and-sour
ˌsweet-and-ˈsour adjective [only before noun]
a sweet-and-sour dish in Chinese cooking has both sweet and sour tastes together:
    sweet-and-sour pork


sweet-and-sourBrE /ˌswiːt ən ˈsaʊə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌswiːt ən ˈsaʊər/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] (of food 食物) cooked in a sauce that contains sugar and vinegar or lemon 甜酸的;糖醋的Chinese sweet-and-sour pork中式糖醋猪肉